To,
The Speaker,
Goa Legislative Assembly,
Secretariat, Porvorim, Goa
To,
The Minister of Fisheries,
Government of Goa,
Secretariat, Porvorim, Goa
To,
The Secretary (Fisheries),
Government of Goa,
Secretariat, Porvorim, Goa
To,
The Director of Fisheries,
Panjim, Goa,
To,
The Superintendent of Police (Coastal Security), Police
Headquarters,
Panjim, Goa
To,
The Deputy Superintendent of Police (Coastal
Security), Ribandar, Goa
To,
The Police Inspector,
Agassaim Police Station,
Agassaim, Goa
To,
The Leader of the Opposition,
Goa Legislative Assembly,
Porvorim, Goa
To,
MLA,
St. Andre
Constituency
To,
MLA,
Santa Cruz Constituency
To,
MLA,
Talegao Constituency,
Subject:
Illegal fishing by trawlers and purse seine boats in Zuari River and call to
involve students
Madam/ Sir,
In spite of our repeated intimation to your office
illegal fishing by trawlers in Zuari River continues. Here are latest trawler details:
Daily between 8.30 pm to 4.00 am in the
night time 4 to 5 trawlers regularly carry on illegal fishing. Then on last Sunday
22/04/2018 between 4 to 5 trawlers carried on illegal fishing during day time
twice, in the morning at 8.30 am and in the night at 9.50 pm. Trawler “Netra”
is one of the repeat offenders and few trawlers are without latest registration
numbers from Department of Fisheries.
Here we share latest mini purse seine details: One boat carries on daily illegal fishing
Zuari using banned purse seine fishing net from 5.30 am to 9.00 am and 3.30 pm
to 5.30 pm.
We have noted that there is nil co-ordination
between Coastal Security Police and Fisheries department and as a result
illegal fishing which is also ecologically dangerous is thriving in Zuari
river. You are requested to pay immediate attention to this problem and solve
it. Your neglect may lead to situation going out of control and total collapse
of law and order as well as collapse of fisheries administration in Zuari as it
was on 30/03/2018 when 35 mini purse seine boats carried on illegal fishing
without any hindrance from the authorities which we have already informed to
Fisheries department as well as to Coastal Police via our letter dated 09th
April 2018.
So you are requested to take
identify and penalize offender trawlers and mini purse seine boats as well as
take punitive action against responsible officers.
We further request you to involve students and
faculty of Goa University and other educational institutions such as BITS
Pilani Goa Campus, Collages, Higher Secondary schools etc in tackling this
problem as Coastal Security Police as well as Fisheries department has proved
to be insufficient and inefficient. We suggest the following pedagogy to engage
with Students of above cited institutions:
Ø Explain
nature of Zuari River with rich fish diversity back by existing studies
Ø Food
Security provided by Zuari river to fishermen and fish consumers human and
non-human in Goa
Ø Introduction
to sustainable, ecological and ethical fishing practices such as Gillnet
fishing, Pagel, Stakes, Rampon etc and general threats to it.
Ø Prevalent
law regulating fishing in Goa involving Directorate of Fisheries and Coastal
Security Police
Ø Success
and Failures of Directorate of Fisheries and Coastal Security Police in
tackling illegal fishing by Trawlers and Mini-purse seine boats in Zuari river
Ø Role
of Students, Teaching Faculty and Public in tackling illegal fishing in Zuari
in the face of repeated failures of Fisheries department and Coastal Security
Police – Group discussions
Ø For
more details on dynamics of Zuari river fishing refer to field reports and
letters at folder “Fishing” at our blog www.bharatmukti.blogspot.in
Ø Collation
generated ideas and Publication of Reports by Department of Fisheries and
Coastal Security jointly.
Ø From
the Academic Year 2018-2019 launch long term collaboration of Directorate of
Fisheries, Coastal Security Police and Education Institutions in Goa to protect
and defend River Zuari ecology from illegal fishing.
Should you need our assistance then we will be glad
to do so in any possible way for the sake of River Zuari, its ecology and
sustainable and ethical fishing practices in Goa.
Thanking you,
Yours sincerely
Maggie
Silveira
President,
Goa State
Rohidas
Andrade
Convenor,
Bambolim Unit
Sanjay
Pereira
Convenor,
Cacra Unit
Socorro
Braganza
Convenor,
Siridao Unit
Sitaram
Pereira
Convenor,
Odxel Unit
Milind
Palkar
Convenor,
Nauxim Unit
Ms.
Kalpana Diukar
Co-convenor,
Odxel Unit
Anthony
Cardozo
Convenor,
Curca Unit
Chandrakant
Lotlikar
Secretary,
Siridao Unit
Hanuman
Dias
Co-convenor,
Odxel Unit
Honu
Divkar
Co-convenor,
Odxel Unit
Deu
Kankonkar
Secretary,
Nauxim Unit
Yeshwant
Shirvoikar
Co-convenor,
Odxel Unit
Manguesh
Sawant
Co-convenor,
Odxel Unit
Amir
Mardolkar
Co-convenor,
Nauxim Unit
Francis
Coelho
Co-convenor,
Nauxim Unit
Jaya
Kuttikar
Co-convenor,
Odxel Unit
Jonu
Shirvoikar
Co-convenor,
Odxel Unit
Ms.
Sheila D’mello
Co-convenor,
Cacra Unit
Ashok
Kukalkar
Co-convenor,
Odxel Unit
Ganashyam
Diukar
Co-convenor,
Odxel Unit
Uttam
Martins
Co-convenor,
Odxel Unit
Rohit
Hadkonkar
Co-convenor,
Bambolim Unit
Sanju
Diukar
Co-convenor,
Odxel Unit
Chandranath
Rosario
Co-convenor,
Cacra Unit
Vijay
Sawant
Co-convenor,
Cacra Unit
Ragunath
Sautodkar
Co-convenor,
Cacra Unit
Mahadev
Andre Rosario
Co-convenor,
Nauxim Unit
Laxman
Mangueshkar
Co-convenor,
Siridao Unit
Copy to:
1. The
Vice-Chancellor,
Goa University, Taleigao, Goa
2. Director,
BITS Pilani Goa Campus, Zuarinagar,
Goa
3. Principal,
Fr. Agnel College of Arts and
Commerce, Pillar, Goa
4. Principal
Fr. Agnelo Higher Secondary School,
Pillar, Goa
5. Principal
Dhempe College of Arts and Science,
Panjim, Goa
6. Principal
Dempo College of Commerce, Panjim,
Goa
7. Principal,
St. Joseph Vaz College, Cortalim,
Goa
8. St.
Joseph Vaz Institute of Education,
Cortalim, Goa
9. Principal,
MES College, Vasco, Goa
10.
Principal,
Don Bosco College, Panjim
11.
Principal,
Don Bosco Higher Secondary, Panjim
12.
Principal,
Santa Cruz Higher Secondary School,
Santa Cruz
13.
Principal,
Nirmala Institute of Education,
Panjim, Goa
14.
Principal,
Our Lady of Rosary Higher Secondary
School, Dona Paula
15.
Principal,
St. Andrews Higher Secondary
School, Vasco
